"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Ren Nuanyun, like a lotus flower swaying in the wind and rain, clung tightly to her only support, repeatedly apologizing softly.
"It's alright, it's not your fault." Hearing Ren Nuanyun's soft voice, the Crown Prince's attitude softened as well. He patted Ren Nuanyun's back and comforted her.
"I really didn't mean to." Ren Nuanyun collapsed into the Crown Prince's arms, sobbing softly, looking utterly pitiful.
"Yes, I know you didn't mean it."
As the Crown Prince spoke, he kissed Ren Nuanyun's forehead.
The woman, still sobbing in the prince's arms, suddenly had an idea. She might as well take this opportunity to offer herself to him. After all, the two of them had already consummated their marriage. As long as the prince would not blame her, it wouldn't hurt to let him sleep with her once. In any case, she hadn't had a chance to enjoy it last time before something happened. This time, she could experience it for herself.
So, Ren Nuanyun shyly looked up, her eyes pleading as she looked at the Crown Prince, one hand on his chest and the other on his waist.
The beauty shed tears, and it was the man he loved. The Crown Prince was immediately distracted, and Ren Nuanyun was tempted to seduce him.
With the environment just right, the two were like dry wood meeting a raging fire, and spent the night in passion.
After Qu Qingxi finished writing the recipe, she took advantage of the fact that He Liufeng was not there to go to He Liufeng's study, bring the written recipe in, and put it down in an inconspicuous place.
Qu Qingxi wanted to flip out the book in front of He Liufeng, pretending to do it "accidentally," so that it would seem like an accident rather than something she did on purpose.
However, these past few days, He Liufeng has been so busy with the fire at Yanyu Tower that he barely has time to breathe. Even when he returns to the Prince's Mansion, he only rests in the study for a few hours before leaving again.
Qu Qingxi had almost no chance, so she could only think about it in her heart. However, she had already had expectations in her heart, and these past few days Qu Qingxi had been thinking about eating hot pot.
Qingdai could tell that Qu Qingxi hadn't been eating well these past two days, and she thought it was because He Liufeng hadn't come home and Qu Qingxi missed him too much, which was why she wasn't eating properly.
Qingdai couldn't bear to see this, so she quickly sent a message to He Liufeng, saying that the prince had been away for the past few days and the princess was so homesick that she couldn't eat or drink.
Upon hearing this, He Liufeng immediately abandoned his official duties and ordered Ling Mu to arrange a carriage to return to the Prince's Mansion.
When Qu Qingxi came out to eat dinner, she saw He Liufeng sitting at the table, looking bewildered.
Wasn't he busy? Why did he suddenly come back?
"Are you done with your work?" Qu Qingxi asked casually, then sat down.
She had originally intended to say, "Why are you back?", but then felt that the question sounded a bit strange, so she changed her words.
At the same time, Qu Qingxi suddenly realized a problem: this mansion was ultimately He Liufeng's residence, not her own.
If one day she and He Liufeng had a fight, she would have nowhere to go. She couldn't go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she couldn't stay in the Treasure Pavilion every day.
So, although she now has countless assets, in the end, she doesn't even have a place to live?
Qu Qingxi was thinking that she hadn't even noticed He Liufeng putting food on her plate.
"What are you thinking about? Why are you so focused?" He Liufeng stared at Qu Qingxi suspiciously.
"Ah? Oh, it's nothing. I just wanted to ask how the investigation into the Misty Rain Pavilion is going, but I felt it was your official business, so I wasn't sure if it was convenient to talk about it." Qu Qingxi quickly came to her senses and found an excuse for herself.
“There’s nothing inconvenient about it. If you want to ask, I certainly won’t hide anything from you,” He Liufeng said with a gentle smile.
Seeing Qu Qingxi looking at him expectantly, He Liufeng smiled and said, "Let's eat first. These things are stained with blood, so I'll tell you after we finish eating."
Qu Qingxi nodded reluctantly. She was just making up an excuse, but she was genuinely curious about how the investigation was going.
Qu Qingxi finished her meal absentmindedly. She thought that she should go out when she had time, and at least buy herself a house in the capital so that she could move there whenever she didn't want to live in the Prince's Mansion anymore.
Not only that, but I also need to carefully design the layout and furnishings of the room.
"Qingxi?" He Liufeng couldn't help but ask when he saw that Qu Qingxi was lost in thought again.
"Hmm? You go ahead."
"Some of the things that happened at Yanyu Tower have been investigated. Twenty people died, eighteen of whom were women, two of whom were pimps, and the rest suffered burns of varying degrees."
Among them, Qingyan, the top courtesan of Yanyu Tower, went missing, and the madam, Rong Mama, was burned to death on the spot.
We found traces of kerosene at the scene. Based on this clue, we discovered that the kerosene originated from the Fourth Prince's residence. Other evidence also points to the Fourth Prince.
"The Fourth Prince?" Qu Qingxi raised her eyebrows slightly; she didn't seem to have heard of the Fourth Prince.
"Yes, the Fourth Prince is the son of Consort Ye. He was frail and sickly from a young age. After he came of age, his elder brother bestowed upon him a residence, where he lived outside the palace. Due to his health, he never participated in court affairs." Seeing that Qu Qingxi was very puzzled, He Liufeng guessed that Qu Qingxi did not know about the Fourth Prince, so he gave a simple explanation.
"How many princes does the Emperor have?" The Crown Prince is a little over a year younger than He Liufeng, and he is only about twenty-one years old this year. A man should come of age at twenty, so how come the Fourth Prince is already over twenty?
How many sons could this emperor have in a year?
"Currently, the Emperor has a total of ten princes. The eldest prince is the Crown Prince, and the youngest prince, the tenth prince, is just fifteen years old this year and has already moved out of the palace."
Ten? That's not too many, after all, the emperor is the emperor.
"Then do you think the arsonist is really the Fourth Prince?" How could a sickly and powerless person suddenly burn down a brothel?
Anyone with eyes can see there's something wrong with this. Besides, she now knows that Ren Nuanyun is the real culprit. She doesn't know how she managed to shift the blame onto the Fourth Prince.
He Liufeng pursed his lips and said meaningfully, "When the government investigates a case, it only looks at the evidence."
That means that even if no one believes this now, the evidence is what it is, so the only one who could have done this is the Fourth Prince.
"I see." Qu Qingxi nodded, indicating that she understood.
She guessed that the Crown Prince had helped with this matter. However, Yanyu Tower was a force that the Crown Prince had secretly cultivated, and Ren Nuanyun had destroyed the Crown Prince's power in this way.
The Crown Prince wasn't angry at all; in fact, he even helped Ren Nuanyun destroy the evidence and throw all the clues at the Fourth Prince.
Qu Qingxi couldn't help but sigh, "This Crown Prince's love is truly profound!"
This also shows that Ren Nuanyun's strategy was very successful; she has already won over the Crown Prince.
"Well, although we've found out some things, there are still some things to take care of. I have to leave soon. It's my fault for not spending enough time with you these past few days."
He Liufeng's tone carried a hint of guilt as he reached out and touched Qu Qingxi's face.
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